i carry your heart with me

i carry your heart with me, I carry it in my heart. i am never without it. anywhere i go you go,my dear;  and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling. i fear no fate, for you are my fate, my sweet i want no world, for beautiful you are my world,my true. and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant, and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the deepest secret nobody knows here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide. ...and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart i carry your heart. i carry it in my heart. -E.E. Cummings This poem has been on my mind all week. I have decided that it's not so much homesickness we experience, as an ache to see the people that mean the world to us. It's a hole because you know you are missing so much while you are away. This is for my niece Madesyn, who turned ten before I could blink, and Kyla who has the biggest personality. For my parents that take the time to know what is going on in our lives, and not just on a shallow level. For Bridget and Tanya and Lindsey, who I am so lucky to have in my life and brighten my day even if it is over the phone. To Eric who I think of EVERY time I come across a ridiculous youtube video. And Shannon who will always be my big brother in every meaning of the word. To Stephi K who I think of every time I remember the past. To the Long family and the friendship and love you have given both of us. We have three weeks until we get to see our families and people that we love. In this moment three weeks seems so long, but I have to remember how lucky I am to have so many important people in my life. Kyle has been a part of my family long before this summer. I'm not sure if it is common to mesh lives well, but I am so excited that the people I love most love Kyle and I both. They invest in us and want to know HOW we are and what we are up to. Thank you so much to the people that we think of when we think of "home"...wherever you are.